When the 5 Rights Go Wrong: Medication Errors From the Nursing Perspective

@article{Jones2010WhenT5,
  title={When the 5 Rights Go Wrong: Medication Errors From the Nursing Perspective},
  author={Jackie H Jones and Linda A Treiber},
  journal={Journal of Nursing Care Quality},
  year={2010},
  volume={25},
  pages={240–247}
}
This study describes nurses' perceptions about how and why medication errors occur and their personal experiences with medication errors. A survey was mailed to a random sample of registered nurses. Two hundred and two responded. Of those, 158 (78%) nurses admitted making medication errors and provided details about these errors. This study, by providing the perspective of frontline nurses, contributes to the body of knowledge on medication errors. 
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